mk 23's

chris455 · 09-02-13, 01:53 PM

Mark XXIII had the same Mk VI exploder as the Mk XIV. Same depth engine, same gyro gear. Difference was purely in the propulsion area, no low speed/long range setting in the XXIII.
They suffer from all other defects endemic to the XIV.

The reason that XXIIIs cost no renown later is probably because the high speed/ short range setting becomes increasingly less attractive as Japanese anti-submarine capabilities get better as the war progresses, necessitating attacks from greater range.

09-02-13, 01:53 PM	#2
chris455 A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 71 Downloads: 97 Uploads: 0	Mark XXIII had the same Mk VI exploder as the Mk XIV. Same depth engine, same gyro gear. Difference was purely in the propulsion area, no low speed/long range setting in the XXIII. They suffer from all other defects endemic to the XIV. The reason that XXIIIs cost no renown later is probably because the high speed/ short range setting becomes increasingly less attractive as Japanese anti-submarine capabilities get better as the war progresses, necessitating attacks from greater range.